Understanding the meaning of narrow

narrow

/'næroʊ/

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verb
become tight or as if tight
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constrict constringe

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tighten
verb
become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
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narrow down specialise specialize

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vary change alter
verb
make or become more narrow or restricted
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"The selection was narrowed" "The road narrowed"

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contract

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widen

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change
adjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
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"a narrow scrutiny"

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minute careful
adjective
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
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"a brilliant but narrow-minded judge" "narrow opinions"

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narrow-minded opinionated dogmatic dogmatical illiberal intolerant small-minded self-opinionated close-minded closed-minded petty opinionative
verb
define clearly
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"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

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nail down narrow down peg down pin down specify

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determine
noun
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
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sound strait
adjective
limited in size or scope
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"the narrow sense of a word"

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limited
adjective
not wide
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"a narrow bridge" "a narrow line across the page"

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narrowing constrictive constricting slender thin narrowed tapering narrow-mouthed strait straplike tapered

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wide
adjective
very limited in degree
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"won by a narrow margin" "a narrow escape"

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bare marginal

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wide

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